This is a posting for one Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) at 35% FTE. Please make sure you complete the application on UofM Careers (this website) by clicking the orange "Apply Now" button. You will need to have the following pieces of information combined into one document before you begin:

1. a cover letter addressing interest and qualifications for the position 
2. a resume or curriculum vita 
3. copy of the undergraduate and graduate transcript (unofficial is fine) 
4. teaching history (list course and department) 
5. any available teaching evaluations

Name the .PDF file as follows: LastName.FirstName.CourseNumber. For example: Doe.John.Environ235

Verify your own course schedule against the schedule for the course to which you are applying as a GSI. All GSIs are required to attend the lecture and discussion times as posted. In Winter 2025, the ENVIRON 235 GSI posting had 46 applicants.

The GSI will: attend all lectures; complete all readings; aid in the development of course materials; grade assignments, including problem sets, writing exercises, and exams; hold weekly office hours and provide student support as needed throughout the semester; and manage the course website.

• Basic competency in Word and Excel as well as in using course websites
• Successful completion of a course similar in content to EAS 575
• Applicant must be in good standing as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. If the language of instruction at a student's undergraduate institution was not English, he/she must
  be evaluated by the English Language Institute (ELI) for English proficiency and either pass the GSI-OET or have this test waived by the ELI before gaining eligibility for a GSI appointment in LS&A

• Prior record of high performance in economics -- especially environmental econ -- coursework
• Excellent writing skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Experience in evaluating and critiquing writing
• Previous teaching experience

In this course, we use an economics lens to study environmental and natural resource problems and the policies designed to address them. We begin with basic microeconomic analysis of a market. We then learn how unregulated markets for pollution or resource--intensive goods can result in social welfare loss and environmental injustice; we identify the behavioral and institutional challenges to effective regulation; and we explore the many policy tools at our disposal. You will become adept at applying economic intuition to all types of questions about the environment.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

If you have questions about how to apply for the position, please email SEAS Financial Aid at seas-financial-aid@umich.edu.

Instructor: Mitchell Dudley mrdudley@umich.edu

Job openings are posted for a minimum of fourteen calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the fifteenth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Faculty review applications for positions in their courses and indicate their ranked preferences. They are also asked to indicate whether they regard any applicants as unqualified and why based on the Required and Desired qualifications listed above. Faculty may look at previous teaching experience as a positive, but will not view a lack of teaching experience as a negative on an application.

Applications are NOT rolling. Faculty will not be provided with any applications until after the application deadline.

In the event that a student is ranked as the number one preference for multiple courses, they will receive multiple offer letters and have the opportunity to decide which offer they want to accept.

Instructors have access to their position description and selection criteria along with the applications for their course(s). Instructors review their applications and rank the candidates for each position. Once professors have submitted their top candidates, candidates are matched to the professors who selected them and sent offer letters.

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Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration in the event that there are last minute openings for available positions. In the event that an employee does not receive their preferred assignment, they can request a written explanation or an in-person interview with the hiring agents(s) to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time.

This position, as posted, is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the Regents of the University of Michigan and the Graduate Employees' Organization, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 3550.

Standard Practice Guide 601.38, Required Disclosure of Felony Charges and/or Felony Convictions applies to all Graduate Student Assistants (GSAs). SPG 601.38 may be accessed online at https://spg.umich.edu/policy/601.38 , and its relation to your employment can be found in MOU 10 of your employment contract.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.